The disclosure discloses a handover method based on a cognitive technology. At least two working areas such as a Primary Working Area (PWA) and a Secondary Working Area (SWA), a RRM and a HOC are configured both in User Equipment (UE) and in a Base Station (BS); after receiving a handover request, according to the current radio environments, the PWA of the BS makes a handover negotiation with the neighboring BSs or with the neighboring BSs and the UE requesting handover, determines the communication parameters satisfying the handover request, and sends the determined communication parameters to the SWA of the BS and the SWA of the UE; the SWA of the BS and the SWA of the UE configure said communication parameters and notify the RRM of the BS after the configuration is finished; the RRM of the BS instructs the HOC of the BS and the HOC of the UE to activate the respective SWAs, and to perform the handover according to the communication parameters configured by the SWA. The disclosure also discloses a handover system based on the cognitive technology. The disclosure improves the resource utilization ratio and the quality of service in the current communication system.